Melbourne

That was fun… was in the black part of the storm cells. Trees down…. Will be getting the chainsaw out after work, hopefully no fences are trashed

Fricken worried about the fire risks today. Im an hour from home (assuming the trains work). Mrs is 20/30 minutes drive. Were in the suburbs so we should be totally fine, but it is close to Gippsland too.

we are so hot

One of my cats has gotten quite fat…. Lazy ragdoll that clearly eats more than he should. The other cats are self regulating as far as food intake and exercise. This is going to be a fun issue to fix ….

I have a grocery delivery that was supposed to be delivered before midday that has still not arrived. The website still has an estimated arrival time of 10:30. My current working theory is the delivery driver decided it was way too hot and has holed up in an ice-cream shop somewhere instead. I couldn't even really blame them if they had, it's nasty out there 🤣

Edit: I'm not too far off, the driver apparently called in sick. Groceries will be delivered this afternoon, so whilst the communication from Coles has been dreadful at least they are still coming today.

So tonight, just before stepping into the shower, I asked our fluffy cat whether he wanted to join me in the bathroom.

He meowed in response but remained on the cat tree.

Not more than half a minute later closing the door, he's at the door, screaming to be let in.

Godnat

My candle burns at both ends;
It will not last the night;
But ah, my foes, and oh, my friends-
It gives a lovely light!

If you're a fan of Mrballen then good news is he's back on all podcast platforms now.

[Storm Warning]

I just got 2 letters from my GP and I'm so confused. "Our records show that you're required to attend an appointment. Kind regards, GP". They're not even recent, they're dated from Jan 28 with a deadline of Feb 2nd.

A. Why would they send me a letter when they have my email and phone number

B. They're located a whopping 1.5km away from me, why does it take 2 and a half weeks for a letter to arrive

C. Why did they send me 2 letters on the same day with the same deadline

Edit: it seems that they were trying to remind me to make an appointment, although I've got no clue why they phrased that as "you are REQUIRED to attend an appointment" but whatever ig

Ended up pulling out a book because sleep is for the people with air cons.

Turns out Touched by an Angel (ten year old Doctor Who novel) still holds up, and actually is better than I remembered. Who knew?

YouTube got ridiculous - I mean surely the actual answer is warmer clothes right?

Surely ticket inspectors wouldn't work on an afternoon such as this

Nice and cool out here waiting for the tram. The coolm before the scorchm.

⏰Kick her in the guts Barry⏰